The moment Li Yun passed through the city gates and entered Azure Sky City, he finally grasped firsthand the terrifying depth of the Evergreen Ancient Domain's foundations.
In the mere eight hundred meters he walked from the gates into the city, he saw no fewer than thirty Saint Emperors.
Saint Emperors might no longer seem like much to Li Yun, but this was just one city.
How could a single little city have so many experts?
It was absurd.
More strikingly, those Saint Emperors showed no trace of lofty airs. They looked relaxed and walked about like anyone else.
Some entered taverns in twos and threes to chat over wine; some stopped at shops to pick out Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures; others strolled down the streets like ordinary cultivators going about their lives.
No one threw their weight around because of their cultivation, much less dared to stir up trouble. They all spoke politely, with smiles on their faces.
Everything was orderly and peaceful. Li Yun could hardly believe it.
As everyone knew, wherever there were people, there was a world of rivalries.
That was especially true where Martial Artists and experts gathered. A tiny bit of friction could spark a fight. Such things were all too common.
Yet nothing of the sort happened here.
There could be only one explanation: the rules here were exceedingly strict.
Green Paulownia and Purple Mountain, the two Saint Sect experts, had not been exaggerating. The rules here could not be broken lightly, or the consequences would be dire. Of course.
Of course, Li Yun was not the sort of man who entered someone else's territory just to break their rules.
He was merely struck by what he had seen.
Even a glimpse through a narrow tube was enough to see the leopard's